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VERSUS

Sensuality versus strength, synchronization versus individuality: the title of this dynamic show says it all. "VERSUS" tells the tale of two antagonistic worlds that gradually meet and eventually merge into a new universe.

Eight remarkable artists translate this story into breathtaking body art – sometimes bursting with energy, other times bemused and melancholic."VERSUS" lures the audience into a cosmos of passion with its fascinating images and overwhelms them with phenomenal sequences, including a synchronous performance on four trapezes and an inspiring acrobatic dance on Chinese poles.

The show's soundtrack is also full of contradictory themes, featuring emotionally-laden songs from "Antony and the Johnsons" and gripping ballads from the English rock band "Muse".

Director: Markus Pabst
Production: Circle of Eleven

Lena Gutschank hails from Unna, Germany and laid the foundation for her career in the children's and youth circus "Travados". She presented her artistic talent in the Wiesbaden circus festival of young artists, where she won the silver medal in partner aerial acrobatics. After completing her training at the "Staatliche Artistenschule Berlin", Lena performed in theatres across the globe. The world famous "Caesar Twins" invited her to join their show and she also performed with the new variety ensemble "La Clique" at the legendary Edinburgh Fringe festival. She has already performed several times on stage in CHAMÄLEON and amazed audiences in the shows "100%" and "SOAP".

LENA GUTSCHANK (GER)
Aerial hoop, trapeze, contortion, dance
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Mikael Bres comes from Avignon, France. His artistic roots lie in breakdancing and hip hop. He trained as an acrobat specializing in the Chinese pole at the Belgium University of Contemporary Circus Arts (E.S.A.C.) in Brussels. Since then, Mikael has performed in a wide variety of productions, for example, in "L’Aussaut des Cieux" produced by the dance company "As Palavras" and the show "KDO" from the former "Cirque du Soleil" director Franco Dragone. In 2008, he and the "Cie Pourquoi Pas" ensemble took first place at the Italian circus festival "Sul filo del Circo".

MIKAEL BRES (FRA)
Floor acrobatics, breakdance, Chinese pole, dance
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Katharina Lebedew was born in Almaty, Kazakhstan and just recently completed her university entrance qualification at the German elite sports school "Schul- und Leistungssportzentrum Berlin / Coubertin-Gymnasium". Don't let her young age fool you! She already has quite an impressive list of sporting achievements under her belt. For example, she was the five-time German champion in handstand acrobatics and won the German championship in the women's group twice. Our newcomer is now showcasing her exceptional talent in the show VERSUS, thrilling the CHAMÄLEON audience with her flawless handstand acrobatics.

KATHARINA LEBEDEW (GER)
Handstand acrobatics, trapeze, dance trapeze, dance
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Jacob “Kujo” Lyons, from Los Angeles, California, has already won a number of prizes with his innovative choreographies, taking home the Lester Horton Dance award three times – just to name one. Beverly Hills Outlook named Kujo choreographer of the year in 2008. His performance in the Run DMC’s legendary music video “It’s like that” von Run DMC marked the beginning of his international career. Since then, he has not only worked in numerous stage shows, such as recently with “Cirque Montage”, but also in TV productions and advertisements. In addition to diverse dance styles, ranging from breakdance to ballet, he has also mastered several acrobatic disciplines, some of which he taught himself. Kujo has taught his expert skills in workshops for quite some time. For example, he instructed the ensemble of the show “Quidam” from Cirque du Soleil. He has also worked as an artistic director, chorographer and dancer for the dance company “Lux Aeterna” since 2006.

JACOB LYONS (USA)
Floor acrobatics, Breakdance, Straps, Chinese Pole, dance
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After completing his Bachelor's degree in psychology, Joseph Pinzon trained as an aerial acrobat at the National Circus School in Montreal. Since then, the California native, who adds singing, dancing, and acting to his artistic repertoire, has performed in countless productions. For example, he was on tour with "Cirque du Soleil", and "Cirque Eloize", performed on stage with the Dresden Dolls, and was part of the new variety show ensemble "La Clique". Apart from his career as an artist, he also works as a model and trainer for aerial acrobatics in his hometown of Los Angeles.

JOSEPH PINZON (USA)
Floor acrobatics, dance trapeze, aerial silk, Chinese pole, dance
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Manda Rydman mystifies the audience with her graceful aerial acrobatics and her unbelievable agility. The Stockholm native started her artistic circus training at the Academy of Untamed Creativity in Copenhagen. She went on to graduate from the "Codarts" Art University in Rotterdam, Holland, and the Kiev State Academy of Circus and Variety Art. Her longstanding stage experience includes not only various performances for circus and variety productions, but ranges from opera ("Carmina Burana") to musicals ("Porgy and Bess") and burlesque ("Hootchy Kootchy Burlesque Club").

MANDA RYDMAN (SWE)
Aerial hoop, trapeze, contortion, dance
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Alessandro di Sazio grew up in Sicilia for nine years before he moved with his parents to Pforzheim, Germany. It just about the same time when he discovered his love for breakdancing and soon joined the "Havox Crew" with whom, among other things, he was crowned German Champion in breakdance and hip hop 5 times. In 2003, Alessandro performed as an individual artist in the breakdance and hip-hop championships and took home the title. He trained at the "Danceworks" vocational school in Berlin, adding modern dance to his already impressive repertoire. Alessandro has already performed in numerous film and TV productions, such as "Dance Star" 2007, "Popstars on Stage Finale" or "Vivalicious". He recently performed on stage in the show "VibeZ".

ALESSANDRO DI SAZIO (GER)
Floor acrobatics, breakdance, Chinese pole, dance
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Tim Schneider was born in Gehrden in Lower Saxony, Germany and graduated from the "Berlin School for Acrobatic Arts". His stage career includes performances at the State Opera House in Hamburg, at the GOP varieties in Munich, Essen, Munster and Bad Oyenhausen as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and many more. He has performed at countless European theatre festivals with the circus production "A Midsummer Night's Tree" and he also toured with the renowned dance company “2FacedDance” for six months all over Great Britain. In addition, Tim has also worked as a circus and dance teacher for several years.

TIM SCHNEIDER (GER)
Floor acrobatics, aerial silk, dance trapeze, dance
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Julian Schulz is a Berlin native and recently completed his training at the school of the Performing Arts "Die Etage". He combines the most diverse acrobatic forms with dance elements and ingenious choreographies in his performances, which has already earned him a part in the ensemble of the Berlin company "Die Artistokraten". After completing an intense training phase in Brussels, where he worked together with the choreographer Cruz Mata among others, he is now back in his hometown to showcase his skills in VERSUS.

JULIAN SCHULZ (GER)
Floor acrobatics, Chinese pole, dance
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Romy Seibt began springboard diving and high diving at age 5 and later trained as an aerial acrobat at the Berlin School for Performing and Fine Arts "Die Etage". The Dresden native has enjoyed longstanding international success with her solo performances as the Manga figure “Akita” or Faust's “Gretchen”, where she combines her artistic expertise with acting, performing arts, and dance. She has also developed a new circus disciple with her own rope manipulation, which incorporate juggling and modern dance. Romy has performed at, among other places, the "Krystallpalast" in Leipzig, the GOP Variety Show in Essen and Bad Oyenhausen, and at the Belgium circus festival "La Piste aux Espoirs", among others.

ROMY SEIBT (GER)
Vertical rope, trapeze, rope manipulation, dance
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Faon Shane was born in California, USA and is a true circus child. Her parents are founding members of the world famous “Cirque du Soleil” with which Faon toured around the world for many years. She practically grew up in the circus ring and learned various artistic disciplines as a young child. She later graduated from the renowned “National Circus School Montréal” while simultaneously performing in various tour productions of the “Cirque du Soleil”, including her last show “Quidam” in which she performed for five years. Faon established herself as a solo artist with her stunning performance on the aerial chains – a circus discipline she created herself. After countless performances all over the world, she along with six other artists founded the internationally successful circus company “Les doigts de la main / the 7 fingers”, whose shows “Loft” and “Traces” also made guest performances at the CHAMÄLEON theatre.

Faon Shane (CAN)
Straps, Trapeze, Dance
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Anke van Engelshoven grew up in Bonn, Germany. After completing several years of dance training, she decided to purse a career in the performing arts and moved to Berlin where she trained and graduated at the School of the Performing Arts "Die Etage". Her performances have taken her to, among other places, India, China and Israel. She has also performed several times at the CHAMÄLEON Theatre, where she has showcased her talent in the show LOFT from the Canadian circus company “The 7 fingers” and in the show “myLIFE” from the production company Circle of Eleven. Before VERSUS, Anke performed in an aerial strap duet for several months in the "Cirque du Soleil" show Wintuk in New York.

ANKE VAN ENGELSHOVEN (GER)
Aerial straps, trapeze, dance
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Tobias Wegner was born in Heidelberg, Germany and completed his acrobatic training at the Belgium University of Contemporary Circus Arts (E.S.A.C.) in Brussels. His professional career has taken him to, among other places, Brazil, Spain, and India. He has also performed at the Southbank Centre (London), the "Théâtre de la Cité Internationale" (Paris), the "Schauspiel Frankfurt", and the "Staatsoper unter den Linden" (Berlin). In 2008, Tobias won the European competition "Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe" with the project AIUAIO and his own company of the same name.

TOBIAS WEGNER (GER)
Floor acrobatics, aerial straps, Chinese pole, dance
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James Kingsford-Smith was born in London and later moved with his parents to Edinburgh, Scotland and then to Australia. At age five, he took up gymnastics. He later completed his artistic training at the "National Institute of Circus Arts" in Melbourne. James has already worked for countless renowned circus companies, such as "Circa" or "Cirque du Soleil". He is no new face to the CHAMÄLEON Theatre. Before joining "VERSUS", he captivated audiences in the Circle of Eleven Production "SOAP – The Show". For two years running, James has developed his own pieces. His solo performance "Unenlightened and Alone" hit the stage at the 2010 Fringe festival in Adelaide and Edinburgh, where he drew rave reviews from the general public and the press.

JAMES KINGSFORD-SMITH (AUS)
Floor acrobatics, aerial straps, Chinese pole, dance
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Sergi Pares hails from Girona, Spain. While studying computer science, he discovered his love for artistic performance. He then ceased his studies and decided to follow his calling and underwent professional training at the "Escola de Circ Rogelio Rivel" circus school in Barcelona. After he completed his training, Sergi went to Stockholm and studied at the University of Dance and Circus, focusing on hand-to-hand and dance acrobatics. His stage career has included, among others, performances with the Swedish "Cirkus Cirkör", the German acrobatics & gymnastics spectacle "Feuerwerk der Turnkunst" and the French cabaret "Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde".

SERGI PARES (ESP)
Floor acrobatics, Chinese mast, dance
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Samira Reddmann graduated from the "Staatliche Artistenschule Berlin" in 2010. She had her first performance on the stage of the Chamaeleon Theater at the age of 13. She toured with the graduates show "Book Stories" and showcased her skills in well-known houses such as the "Friedrichsbau" in Stuttgart, at the "Steintor" in Halle and the "Wintergarten Varieté" in Berlin.

SAMIRA REDDMANN (GER)
Straps, Trapeze, Dance
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Verena Schmidt presents expressive aerial acrobatics on the vertical rope and on the tapeze. She joined a youth circus in her hometown Bad Nauheim at a young age. After moving to the capital, she perfected her skills at the “Staatliche Artistenschule Berlin”. She then toured Europe with the graduate show “No Roots”, which played at Berlin “Wintergarten Varieté”, at the Riverside Studios in London, and at the GOP Varieties in Münster and Bad Oyenhausen, amongst others. As a solo artist, Verena performed in many German varieties and at the Circus Festival “SOLyCIRC” in Sylt.

VERENA SCHMIDT (GER)
Vertical rope, trapeze, dance
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Samira Reddmann (GER)
Aerial straps, trapeze, dance
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Anthony Weiss, from Aix en Provence, France, started dancing and acrobatics as a child. He trained as a professional artist at the National Circus School Châtellerault (ENCC) and the National Circus School in Montreal. Air is his element – Anthony is a master of the swinging trapeze. But that's not all: his impressive artistic repertoire also includes the aerial silk and handstand acrobatics. His professional artistic career recently took him to Japan, France and Vancouver, Canada, where he performed in the artistic side event for the 2010 Olympic winter games.

ANTHONY WEISS (FRA)
Floor acrobatics, dance trapeze, aerial silk, Chinese pole, dance
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short-term cast modifications exceptet

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